Wednesday, February 13, 2008

constitution

A. Each part covers a different part of the government. 1.Legislative branch. 2. Presidential branch 3.Judicial branch 4. States 5. Amendment process 6.Legal status of the constitution. 7. Ratification
B.Article one has ten separate sections and as the constitution goes on, it seem to get shorter in length. from the first one to the seventh one they start large and go to small.
C.Amendments were added to the Constitution to make supreme laws for the nation instead of allowing local and state governments to make their own decisions. Some of the more well known ammendments are as follows:the 13th stating that their can't be any slaves, the 15th giving all citizens of the U.S. the right to vote, and the 19th giving women the right to vote.